Holden Beach, North Carolina Public Records

The Holden Beach Police Department (http://www.hbtownhall.com/police.html) is responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing the law within the town. This agency works diligently to protect residents and visitors, responding to emergencies, investigating crimes, and promoting community engagement.

Voters in Holden Beach are served by the Brunswick County Board of Elections, located at 30 Government Center Drive NE, Suite 100, Bolivia, NC 28422, phone (910) 253-2350, website www.brunswickcountync.gov/departments/board-of-elections. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and handles all aspects of voter registration, absentee voting, early voting, and election administration for the county's approximately 96,000 registered voters. North Carolina residents may register to vote online at www.ncsbe.gov/registering or in person at the Board of Elections office, the DMV, or various other government offices. The registration deadline is 25 days before any election. Voters must provide their North Carolina driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering. The Town of Holden Beach holds municipal elections for mayor and town commissioners on a partisan basis in odd-numbered years, with the next scheduled town elections in November 2025. The mayor and five town commissioners serve four-year staggered terms. Information about local candidates, sample ballots, and town election results is posted on the town website at www.hbtownhall.com and through the Brunswick County Board of Elections. Holden Beach residents can find their assigned polling location by visiting www.ncsbe.gov/voting and entering their address, or by calling the Brunswick County Board of Elections. Holden Beach voters typically vote at the Holden Beach Town Hall located at 110 Rothschild Street. North Carolina makes extensive election records publicly available including voter registration lists (excluding birth dates and certain personal identifiers), campaign finance reports through the State Board of Elections website, candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. The Brunswick County Board of Elections posts unofficial results on election night and certified results within the statutory canvass period. In the November 2024 general election, Brunswick County reported approximately 63% voter turnout with over 60,000 ballots cast in the presidential election, reflecting strong civic engagement in this Republican-leaning county. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, Holden Beach and Brunswick County voters will decide several significant races including the U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina (Class II seat with Republican Senator Thom Tillis's term expiring), all of North Carolina's 14 U.S. House seats (Holden Beach is in District 7), the North Carolina General Assembly seats for the State Senate District 8 and State House District 17, and various Brunswick County offices including County Commissioners, Sheriff, Register of Deeds, and other constitutional officers. Municipal elections for Holden Beach government will occur in odd-numbered years. North Carolina voters may request absentee ballots (called mail-in absentee ballots) by submitting a request form available at www.ncsbe.gov or through the Brunswick County Board of Elections. Requests must include a reason for absentee voting from the list of acceptable reasons specified in North Carolina law, and must be received by the Tuesday before Election Day. Completed ballots must be returned by 7:30 PM on Election Day. Early voting, which is available to all registered voters without excuse, typically runs for 17 days before Election Day at multiple locations throughout Brunswick County including the main Board of Elections office in Bolivia.